Board Thread:Pokémon Help/@comment-26505627-20161108194554/@comment-31398433-20170310024554

Every starter are different so it doesn't matter about what you pick.

When I started the game I chose froakie because greninja is my favourite. You don't have to choose a competitive pokemon and beat the gyms fast. Every starters have a different advantage and types. Even if Mudkip beats the gyms fast, but how will we have fun when playing games and finish them very quickly, beating gyms doesn't have to be quick. I beat the first 3 gyms quickly but I quickly lose the 4th gym because I done everything quickly and the only pokemon that a high level is my Greninja, and the others are just level 10 or 20.

So don't ever beat the gyms too fast, it will ruin your game because you will just have confidence in only one or two pokemon and always go pass trainers to run away from battling them and your pokemon's level will not be enough to beat the gyms in the future.